Combination umbrella tent



Siept. 2, 1930. I w. H. WELLS 1,774,909

COMBINATION UMBliELLA TENT Filed July 31, 1928 William hf M/elLs' 1 lnuem'ar brellas, in'which an umbrella of relatively lovision-of "a detachable and adjustable curfraised.

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This invention relates to improvements in the class of umbrellas known as beach um rea hing ,tothefgroundandconvertingthe "umbrellainto atent v large size is furnished with a stem extension; lhe curtain 13jhas' sewn'upon itithr'eerows adapted. for driving. or. pushing finto thef ot'. rings. 'Theftop; are'in'clio'ate'dat 14.55

ground so that the umbrella stands up withand arehorizontallyispaced around 'the't'op, out further external supp'ortjand forms a "periphery of the curtain so as to correspond 'in distance 'with the distancebetween two v convenientshade in hot weather. I I I p The invention has for its object theproeconsecutive hooks. when the umbrella is' By'hooking the rings 121 into the hooks '10 the curtain is; suspended by theupper edge from the ends of the ribs 5 and thus en; 7, closes. the space under the. umbrella shade;

A'se cond row ofrings 15 is sewn to the 01113:165 I V p tain at 'a certain distance below the first 7 I row and horizontally spaced similarly-to those shown at 141 1 I i The vertical distance between .and 715 is approximately equal to,

not be less -than the radial distance b6t-W66I1' 'I the hook lO-on any onefumbrella rib 5 and a the hook 12 on the corresponding strut l6. x

- Athird row ofrings 16 is sewn along the 5 tain which can be easily. attached to or de tached from the umbrella, and whichcan be adjusted to form either a complete .enclosure of the space under the umbrella, or. an

only, and which furtherc'an be conveniently hooked up out of the way so'that the umbrella. may be closed up and packed awaywithout detaching the curtain. I II g V the The device is'more clearly describedby and must f and form part ofthis specification, and in which: l I

Fig. 1 shows a sectionalelevation of the de-Y.

the yariousfpositions ofthe;

bottom edge of the curtain and horizontallyi'm I spaced similarly to the rowslt and '15. The 7, rings lfican be secured toithe' groun'dif de l sired by pegs20c I j If it is desired 'to raise the curtain .par tially, the/pegs 20 are *withdrawnand the ao curtain turned up inwardly, eachring 16 being hookedsup to the hook 10. on the rib, above it, the curtainthus assuming the posi- I I 'tion shown at 17f'in Fig. 1, andif itis fu'rv 7 ther desired to completely raisethe curtain; the rings '15 are" then placed in the hooks '12,

curtain. 7 V

Fig. 2 is an: enlarged view of .theouter end of one. rib','. showing detailsof the our- 30 Fig.3is an enlarged view of par'tof the stem and the innerendof one strut showing .thedetails of the curtain attachment. Y

In these drawings 4 represents the stem or."

shaft of the umbrellawhichis pushed into after the umbrella has been opened. One of the main ribs is shownat 5, kept in position I by thestrut 6, the inner end of which is hingedv to the sleeve 7, the latter being retained in position by the spring stop 8.

.Near the outer end of each rib 5 is formed or clipped a lug attachment 9 in which is in I serteda-hook 10, and near the inner end of each strut 6 is a similar attachmentllin which is inserted ahook 12.

Thus when the umbrella is opened thereis depending from each rib 5 a hook 10,fand

from eachstrut 6 a hook 12. These hooks are 'for the purpose of suspending or hooking 591 up a curtain 13' which when in position, ex-

It is thus possible :to completely enclose the space under the umbrella by pegging the curtain '13 to the ground, to enclose the up-. per part'of thespace open the space under theumbrella entirely by hooking the curtain up as shownat 18 in'Fig. 1, 1 p p By suitably arranging the position or the rings'15, andby using a light fabrictor the" I curtain, the umbrella may be closed with the curtain inpositionfl18,'thus rendering it unonly, by hooking the t curtain up as shown at 17 in Fig; 1, ,orto ven'tion, whatIclaim and desire to be protectedin by Letters Patent, is:

A combination umbrella tent comprising, a

i .entre pole having a spearpointed lower extren ity, an umbrellaffra'mework including [notches fixed and .slidable on'said pole, the 10 saidslidable notch being below said fixed notch, 'pivotal'hooks corresponding in numberwith the ribs of said framework and being in alignment therewith, hookson the outer extremity of each said rib, a circumfe'r- I a 5 ential vertical curtain supported from the last said"l1ooks the vertical height of said curtain being substantially equal to the diameter of the said 'fr a meworkf.attaching means, around the top edge, th'e bottom edge and the Q 0 middle'iof 1 said curtain at Spaced intervals corresponding with and in vertical align- 'mentwi th the saidfribs, whereby said curtain may beh-ookedv upon both'thesaid central and the'said peripheral hooks.

25 In testimony whereof I afiix my signature; 7

WILLIAM WELLS. 

